Most people think the reason Dee Millings married the best looking man in the Carolinas who turned out to be a complete psycho and near-murderer is because she was raised all wrong.ĭee, a 38-year-old heroine to root for, sets out on a path winding with lovable kooks, wanting to prove there is a great life on the other side of tragedy and a crazed ex behind bars who continues to mail threatening letters from prison. Rsityf Georgia in graphic design and did post-graduate study at the School of Visual Arts in New York, the Julie’s hope in sharing her beloved son’s story and that of her family’s journey is that unnecessary pain and suffering brought on by bullies-in many forms-will no longer be tolerated. Julie is a wife and mother who seeks to plant seeds to educate and hold accountable those who dismantle and cause harm in the name of God.Her family, Bill, Sophie, Julie and Lacy wants the life of their missing family member, Ben, to find a greater meaning through helping others like himself have better lives. She has worked in the human services field for more than thirty years. She received a BA in Psychology and a Concentration in Social Work. Although a narrative wrenched from the tragedy of Ben’s death, the author’s writing recounts how hope developed as her family learned new ways to thrive and educate others on the importance of ensuring each individual is a masterpiece of divine creation worthy of celebration.Ībout the author: A native of North Carolina, Julie Hilliard Wood grew up as the daughter of a United Methodist minister. This journey, interwoven into a family narrative involving mental health and adoption, speaks to the importance of authenticity, grief and community. The author’s son, Ben Wood, died from suicide after experiencing the catastrophic impact of bad interpretation of theology and rigid misapplication of principles of faith regarding his sexual identity. Summary: Told from the perspective of a mother, Changing The Message: Cruelty to persons who are gay is incompatible with Christian teaching shares the heart-breaking journey of a family navigating the loss of a child. In all, this book is a tribute to many colorful and accomplished individuals, all highlighting Asheville and Western North Carolina’s unique contributions to American history.Ĭhanging the Message: Cruelty to persons who are gay is incompatible with Christian teaching
The stories of well-known musicians Warren Haynes, Nina Simone and Roberta Flack are contained within the pages.įor lighter reading, there is a chapter on sports figures from Asheville, including Charles “Choo Choo” Justice, the legendary, football All-American Henry Logan, himself an All-American at Western Carolina University the 1972 Olympiad Mary Montgomery current UNC basketball coach Roy Williams and various natives who have raced on the NASCAR circuit.
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In the realm of arts and letters, the book includes a study of not just Thomas Wolfe, but other renowned writers, including Wilma Dykeman, John Ehle, Gail Godwin, Fred Chappell, Robert Morgan, Jim Wayne Miller and Richard Weaver, plus such popular tribunes of the local area as Bob Terrell and John Parris. Mountain folk are the most creative people in America and the Asheville area has made its own significant contributions. In the political sphere, that includes Zebulon Vance, North Carolina’s popular Civil War governor Augustus Merrimon, the state’s attorney general during that same war David Swain, longtime president of the University of North Carolina and Robert Reynolds, the controversial U.S. In addition, the book contains sketches of the city’s many famous and accomplished sons and daughters. A Gallery of Ashevilleans chronicles the colorful history of the major city in Western North Carolina, detailing the growth of the town and its brushes with modernity.